Financial Times (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said, departing from London’s longstanding resistance to a global tax
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Speculation is growing that Gordon Brown might go to the country earlier than expected, on 26th March next year. In this morning's Yorkshire Post Tom Richmond notes one of the key factors that may influence Gordon Brown's choice: "The reason is simple. It would mean Labour having to put off the Budget until after polling day." "Almost 200 senior party officials have been ordered not...
PJC Journal (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
There are 2 things in the news today that caught my interest. The first is Gordon Brown's incessant calling for a World Banking system, The second centres around the Copenhagen talks on Global Warming.
Events dear boy, events (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Well, that didn't take long. No sooner had Brown finished his little speech , up pop three ex-generals to give their considered judgement on how the Prime Minister is conducting himself towards the armed forces. Lord Boyce, Chief of the Defence Staff between 2001 and 2003, said: It is too much to hope that the present government will provide the necessary cash to allow its aspirations to be realised...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
So, Sir Ian Kennedy (new chairman of the Independent STandards Authority) is a close personal friend of Alastair Campbell. Does it matter? To the Westminster lobby it does - because they missed the story until it was too late. So, it has to be said, did the blogosphere. Alastair Campbell tweeted this morning that he thought he was reading a diary story, until he realised it was the Telegraph's front...
Tory Bear (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
TB was rather sad to hear the news that his favourite lefty watering-hole is calling last orders at the bar, ringing the bell, and locking up for the last time. In these tough economic times, caused by Gordon Brown's recession, pubs are closing down at record rates. There were twenty nine pubs a week shutting down at one point this year, but TB never thought Sadie's Tavern would go under. Sadie's blog...
The Appalling Strangeness (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Iain Dale has, utterly unsurprisingly, some praise for one David Cameron : Geordie Grieg's interview with David Cameron in today's Evening Standard us well worth a skaz. His tremendous likeability comes across well. You just can't imagine Gordon Brown giving an interview like this. In particular, according to the interview Dale cites, Cameron can be praised for adopting a sensible attitude to Boris...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The prime minister tells G20 taxpayers must be protected from bearing the cost of failure by world's banks The prime minister, Gordon Brown, has called for a new "economic and social contract" with the world's banks to ensure that the cost of their failure would never again be borne by taxpayers. Addressing a G20 meeting in Scotland, Brown said it was not acceptable that banking success...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Gordon Brown's plans to reform the banking system by taxing transactions has been rejected by the US.
Sky News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told Sky News he is "not prepared" to support Gordon Brown's call for a financial transaction levy.
RantinRab (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
From Monopoly, EU edition The leader of Blue Labour, David Cameron, has fooled no one. Not even himself. All his words the other day mean nothing. I know it, you know it and the Tory grass roots know it . Barring a miracle, he will be the next Prime Minister. But he is not a 'prime minister in waiting', he is a traitor in waiting. Another Gordon Brown, except with two good eyes. That's the only difference...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Addressing the summit, in St Andrews, Scotland, Brown said: “I believe we should discuss whether we need a better economic and social contract to reflect the global responsibilities of financial institutions to society.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax.
Sky News (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Gordon Brown has called on G20 leaders to consider a tax on financial transactions to protect the taxpayer and make banks more accountable.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Northern Ireland’s First and Deputy First Minister will meet Gordon Brown in Downing Street today to discuss devolving policing and justice powers.
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carrolltrust | 24/09/2009
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rex6666 | 30/06/2009
A few months ago, the BBCs Top Gear and Sun columnist Jeremy Clarkson , unveiled his manifesto for running Britain as PM. And since then we've had a string of celebrities contemplate running as independent MPs in wake of the scandalous MPs expenses saga, first broken by the Telegraph newspaper . Yesterday Gordon Brown was trying to reclaim the political agenda by announcing a raft of measures on social...
autismnews | 30/06/2009
British Parliamentarians of all parties in the House of Commons in Westminster have backed an early day motion on Autism and the Carer's Allowance. EDM 1551 was tabled by Lee Scott MP who has been campaigning tirelessly in the House of Commons on autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Autism campaigners in the United Kingdom have been urging the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Government to increase the...
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